| 缰绳 | jiāng shéng | reins |   |
| 缰 |  jiāng | bridle / reins / halter | |
| 辔 | pèi | bridle / reins | |
| 鞚 | kòng | bridle / reins | |
| 靮 | dí | reins / bridle | |
| 鞥 | ēng | reins | |
| 放羊 | fàng yáng | to tend a flock of sheep / to let sheep out to pasture / fig. to throw off the reins / to leave sb alone / acting freely and irresponsibly | |
| 勒马 | lè mǎ | to guide a horse with the reins / to rein in a horse | |
| 脱缰 | tuō jiāng | to throw off the reins / runaway (horse) / fig. out of control | |
| 放任自流 | fàng rèn zì liú | to let sb do whatever they want / to indulge / to give free reins to / to let things slide / to drift aimlessly / laissez-faire | |
| 鞗 | tiáo | reins of leather | |
| 欲擒故纵 | yù qín gù zòng | In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better | |
| 脱缰之马 | tuō jiāng zhī mǎ | lit. a horse that has thrown off the reins (idiom) / runaway horse / out of control | |
| 连镳并轸 | lián biāo bìng zhěn | lit. reins together and carriages level (idiom) / keeping exactly abreast of one another / running neck and neck | |
| 韁 | jiāng | bridle / reins | |
| 軜 | nà | inner reins of a 4-horse team | |
